Label with metal fastening-clamp.



Nb. 706,695. I Patented Aug. I2, I902.

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LABEL WITHMETAL FASTENING CLAMP.

(Application filed Sept. 29, m9.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILI-IELM SIEGFRIED, OF CHEMNITZ, GERMANY.

LABEL WITH METAL FASTENING-CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,695, dated. August 12, 1902.

Application filed September 29, 1899- Serial No. 732,126- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILI-IELM SIEGFRIED, a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of Chemnitz, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Labels with MetalFastening Olamps, of which the following is a'specification.

The object of my present invention is to provide animproved label having metal fastening clampsor clips adaptedtobe easily and readily attached to anyarticle of soft material, such as fabric, garments, time. c

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a View on an enlarged scale of a clip according to my invention. Fig. 2 shows the clip as fixed to a label, the article being omitted for the sake of clearness. Figs. 3 and 4 show the clip attached to the label in connection with the article.

Like letters refer to like parts throughout all the figures.

The new clip consists of a piece of metal bent at e to form two flaps fand g in such a manner that the fiap f, which is the backpart of the clip, is shorter thanthe fiap g, which is the front part. The flap 9 is provided with claws h, which serve to fasten it to the label. The flap f is, m-orever, provided with a tooth 11 and the flap g with a tooth is. It is to be noticed that both these teeth i and 70 enter into the labeled article when the clip is in use, and the said teeth are so arranged that the tooth i is covered by the front part of the clip and the tooth 7c by the rear when holding the article. Consequently the points do not protrude and arenot visiblewhen the clip is in use. In the event of the label 0 being accidentally engaged with another article, and therebylifted', as shown by the dotted line 0, Fig. 6, although this would displace to somepextentone ofthe teeth, the other tooth would be unafiected or be more part of the clip simple pressure produced by the fingers will be sufficient to bring the clip from the open position, Fig. 1, to the closed position, Fig. 2, whereby the teeth 71 and 7c engage and hold the article from opposite sides.

The device may be modified by making the plates f and g smaller or larger, according to the nature of the article to be labeled. Like wise the teeth 2 and 70 may be made longer or shorter in" accordance with the thickness of the article. Their number and position also maybe altered without departing from the scope or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A label-clip comprising a strip of metal. having enlarged ends and bent to form a pair of flaps one of greater length than the other, a plurality of claws on the'outer edge of the longer fiap, a perpendicular tooth located at anintermediate point on the inner face of said longer flap andv a tooth on the outer edge of the shorter flap bent inwardly to oppose said intermediate tooth.

WILHELM SIEGFRIED.

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